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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09
MINOR NOTES.

Mrs. Susannah Salter of Argonia, Kan,
who is believed to be the only woman ever
elected mayor of town in this country, is
only % years of age, and owes her election
to the fact that an ill-bred wag issued on
election morning ticket whereon her name
for mayor named by the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, Of which she is prom
inent member. Her friends took the mat
ter up and triumphantly elected her, turn
ing the joy of the joker into mourning.
Mrs Salter's salary will be one dollar per
year. One incident Of the contest was
probably unparalleled-the committee that
waited upon her to obtain her consent found
her at the washtub.
The anniversary of the Charleston earth
quake gave that city an opportunity to take
an account Of stock. 1t appears that of
the relief fund, 5000 900 has been applied
to the repair Of 22O0 houses These build
ings were mostly the homes of poor people.
The city property owners have likewise
spent for repairs about 81, 800, ,000. The
years restoring work has been far more
extensive than could well have been anti
cipated.
The liquor traffic among the native races
in the British colonies has been as harmful
rs among our own Indians. The archbish-
ops Of Canterbury and York and the bishop
of London have united in circular to the
colonial bishops of the Anglican commun.
ion, in which they urge the clergy to show
that the church lis not and never can be
indifferent to this great sin.
The name "roorbach' applied to cam
paign yarn is derived from Baron Roor-
bach's Travels and Observations which
were the "tattooed man sensation Of the
Polk Clay campaign. They contained one
story which proved nearly fatal to Polk
that negroes might be seen in the south
ern states with the initials ~ X. Pr burn.
ed into their flesh. The travels were not
written by Thurlow Weed, as is sometimes
stated, but bya man named Linn, who lived
and died at Ithaca, ~ Y.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09
Trouble nrewinr "a, ~. Ionic.

\ st. Louis despatch says Trouble is
brewing here over the recent Cleveland
picture excitement at Wheeling and it
seems probable that the scenes will be re
enacted here during the national encamp-
ment Of the Grand Army of the Republic.
\ great many Democrats have expressed
their intention to hang the Presidents pic
ture over the streets in front Of their build
ings, and doubtless the Grand Army pro
cesson will be given opportunity enough
to 20 under or around them. Street corner
discussions over the matter are frequent
and warm, and two Democratic papers of
the city are having discussion over it,
One takes the ground that the q. A. r.
was invited here by the city and that the
soldiers should be treated as their guests
and nothing done by our citizens 10 cause
them to regret their visit, and expresses
the hope that no Cleveland picture will be
flung to the breeze during the encampment
The other claims that the Grand Army in
vited itself here, that it has treated the
city shamefully in the Cleveland invitation
trouble and that, in asking our citizens To
haul down the Cleveland banners upon the
arrival Of the veterans it Is asking what
cannot and should not be granted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09

Gov Gordon has called on the lessees of
two Georgia prison gangs to show cause
why the leases should not be Cancelled. He
had an anonymous letter signed "COnvicts," "
which informed him that prisoners were
being whipped for exposing the abuses, He
sent keeper to investigate and the backs
of four men were found cut and bruised in
II terrible manner, as though knives had
been used TO open the flesh. The suppress
ed report of the prison physician in 1888,
which is a shocking recital of filth and
crime, has just been published. These
events have turned public opinion strongly
against the leases and they will have to go,
in spite of the great influence of the lessees.
Little Peter Russell is the hero of Marble
head Neck, Mass. Peters home is at Salem
and he is l3. The other afternoon, while
near Point Neck Light, he saw dory cap
size in rough sea a mile and "A half OIL
shore. Straightway Peter set forth in his
own little boat and pulled alone to the light
house where the aged keeper Joined him.
Then the two pulled with might and main
through seething sea Finally they came
To the dory, TO the bottom Of which clung
IA man The sea broke clear over him, GOV
ering boat and man entirely out of sight.
| The half drowned man was with great diff
Guilty pulled into the rescuing boat. Then
| for 40 minutes the rescuers battled 10 gain
the shore, which they finally reached in
safety Young Russell won't admit that he
| did anything worth making so much fuss
about
| A new departure is being taken by the
| Congregationalists Of Naugatuck, Conn,
who are erecting IA parish house designed
especially to he attractive to the young peo-
pie of the congregation, or that part Of
/ them who do not have homes and might bc
led astray by the attractions offered by the
/ gilded saloons into which they are invited.
On the lower floor is the large room for so
/ cial occasions, reception room, IA library
and seven small rooms for Sunday school
classes On the second floor are eight more
class rooms, reading rooms kitchen, dining
rooms aud coat rooms. On the third floor
will be "A gymnasium and the pastors study.
The purpose is 10 make wholesome place
whore the young can congregate and have
the advantages of good opportunities for
reading and for social enjoyment surround
cd by good influences.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09
MISCELLANY.
GOIden-rOd.

The legions Of sweet spring blossoms,
All golden, blue and white,
That dwelt where the brown leaves rtistled
Have vanished, each one, from sight.
The reign Of the roses II over:
Their Queen, In her royal robes red,
with her beautiful Maids Of Honor,
Both blushing and white, have fled.
The forest and garden, deserted
Stll mourn such fair children as they;
But a wilder and harder people
Ger our land are now holding sway.
Where the river sweeps the meadow,
And over the hillsides broad,
You see In their martial splendor
The camps Of the Goldenrod.
They iaunt their shining banners
And toss their sunny plumes
'Mong brier.tangled thickets
And purple aster blooms.
Where e'er one walks In autumn
The royal ensign CLEANS,
Close by the dusty highways,
On fern-fringed, happy streams.
Oh, yellow dressed INVADERS
More children Of sun than sod,
Well drink In the brooks clear water
Long life to the Goldenrod,
West Townshend, Sept, iss7.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09

The following experience of Mississippi
lawyer was related by himself to the writer
many years ago. He said
Il was defending prisoner for horse
stealing, and seeing no other means of de
Tending him, under the circumstances, l
set up the plea of insanity. | argued it at
length, read many extracts from works on
medical jurisprudence, and had the patient
attention of the court, The prosecuting
attorney did not attempt to reply to my
argument or controvert my authorities !
seemed to have things my own way, and
whispered to the prisoner that he needn't
be uneasy Then came the judges charge,
in which he reminded the jury that there
was no dispute between counsel as to the
facts of the case. Indeed, there could not
have been, for several witnesses had sworn
positively that they saw my client steal the
horse. But, concluded the court, the
plea of insanity has been set up, and l
charge you, gentlemen of the jury, that it
should receive your very grave and serious
deliberation but must be allowed to say,
gentlemen, that for myself, upon a review
of the whole case, | can discover no evi-
dence of insanity on the part of the pris-
oner, except, perhaps in the selection of
his counsel. 'n-EditOr'S Drdtcer ia SrptcHi-
bst. H0rper's
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09
Movemen. Of PopuIa.Ion.

The march of population travels curl
Gus path. The next census will show, if
reports be correct that in the state of
North Carolina, for instance, there is con
siderable population of New England birth.
These wanderers, however, have not gone
directly from this Eastern section, but by
the way of the Northwest. The severe
climate of Dakota and Minnesota disap-
points many while greater number are
led TO change their homes because they do
not wish to live in a section which has al
most become foreign country. They turn
their faces TO the South, where the Swede
and the German has not yet entered, in Or
der TO be surrounded by people who speak
their own language and who have similar
habits and sympathies.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09

The Bennington historical society will in
a few days erect suitable marker indicat-
ing the exact site of the printing house of
William Lloyd Garrison at Bennington Cen
tire. 1t stood few rods south of the pres
ent residence of Chas w, Swift. The
marker will bear the following "On this
spot William Lloyd Garrison edited the
Journal of the Times, October g. 1925
March %, 1929. Hither came Benjamin
Lundy to engage him in the cause Of the
slave. Garrison departed hence to lift up
in Baltimore the banner of immediate
emancipation,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09
ARemarLnbIe Telephone.

Experiments were made at Milford, Mass. &,
recently, with the Pulsion telephone, which
has been perfected by jerome Prince and
Lemuel Millet, and operates without the
use of electricity, A loose wire was ex-
tended 1900 feet from transmitter to u
tree, with loose end lying on the ground.
Conversation was heard distinctly by sim
ply placing a straw hat ON the wire. Ordi-
nary conversation was heard through a
Derby hat as receiver at a distance of go
feet. Experiments were then tried with a
transmitter at both ends and ordinary con
versation could be heard anywhere in the
room, whispers, singing and music being
easily distinguished The transmitter con
tains a device for imparting to the tones of
the voice peculiar vibratory force, not
only persistent as against other vibratory
forces, but easily controlled. Lines to
North Milford, Hopedale and Upton will be
constructed, and the most rigid tests that
can be devised will be tried before it is
presented to the public.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09
Individual Responsibility in PubIic Az
fuirn.

Hon, Albion W. Tourgee
1t is one Of the fallacies Of our day that
everything may be done by law--that II
bare thus it is written is enough to cure
any evil. Whatever wrong is called to our
attention, we say at once, Let us have a
law 10 cure it ~ We are constantly setting
traps for the devil, then going to sleep and
wondering why he is not caught in them
We shirk, in every conceivable way, indi
vidual responsibility and the personal per
furmance Of public duty \ man will howl
himself hoarse by the year at time to Sc
cure the enactment of statute, and then
sit down and see it violated every day with
out making complaint. 1t is not his bust
ness, he says He declares that he helps to
pay men to enforce the law, and by that
means has shifted all responsibility from
his shoulders The very best citizens will
gleefully relate the shrewd devices where
by they have evaded the performance of
Judicial duty. They avoid the jury-box as
eagerly as they neglect the caucus and ig-
more the ballot-box. They leave to unoccu-
pied loungers and irresponsible officials the
performance of the most important correc-
tive functions Of the government, and then
wonder that crime grows SO enormously.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09

disappear, and then try to imagine how
the highest mountains on the earth would
look if you were suspended 10000 miles
above them, and you will, perhaps, rather
wonder at the fact that the moons noun
tains can be seen at all-Topuidr Science
MnlLLhLu
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09
Over Niagara Life Hoa,.

Charles Alexander Percy of Suspension
Bridge, young man of - years, and by
trade wagon-maker, carriage trimmer
and painter, made a safe trip through the
Niagara whirlpool rapids on Sunday in a
life boat built by himself and upon which
he has been engaged during the past sum
mer. The boat is about II feet long, with
air chamber at either end, in one of which
Percy made the voyage. 1t is rugged with
a seat, however, so that the navigator can
strap himself in it and travel outside if he
wishes The keel is weighted with 240
pounds Of iron and bags of sand carried in
the hold 50 that it will right itself An
iron weight attached to long rope trailed
from the stern 50 as to keep the bow straight
ahead Though it keeled in threatening
way the craft rode the breakers and great
waves without once upsetting. The sight
was a very pretty one TO those on shore,
After entering the whirlpool basin Percy
came out and rowed himself ashore. He
says his object was not 10 make "A sensation.
The boat and the trial trip were an expert
ment, and the boat having come through
all right he will now model life boat from
it ON a large scale and ask for patent TO-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09

ably came from the hospital, which is just
over his cell He is kept under the closest
watch, only allowed 10 see his mother once
in great while and then in the presence
of n miller
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09

The liver and kidneys must be kept In good con
dition, Hoods Sarsaparilla IA a good remedy for
regulating these organs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09
Short Hints On
Price 40 cents.
SPECIAL.

Until further notice we will mail each of our
friends Il copy Of the above valuable book gratis
and free Of postage If they will mail as 10 wrap
pers of Dubbins Electric soap by folding up
the wrappers as you would newspaper the post
ag, will he only two cents Always put your fun
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and write the word Etiquette" also, and then
we will know who sends it,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09
CURE

Sick Headache and relieve all the trouble incident
to Il bilious state of the system, such dizziness
Nausea, Druwsness. Distress after eating, Pain in
the Side, Sc. While their most remarkable sue.
cess has b,.ru shown in curing
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-09
13 YEARS

And with unvmying success the justly cele
brated
The Irish standard., 1887-08-13
The LABOR PIONIC.

Owing to the inclemency of the
weather the Labor picnic was not as
great q success as it would otherwise
btve have been had the day been more
favorable for the carrying out of the
programme. However, all things con-
sdered. the organized iaborjngmen of
this city have no reason to grnmble.
The attendance was very large, and
everybody seemed just as happy as pos
sible under the circumstances The
speeches were all of more than ordin-
ary ability. In this connection it may
be admissible to contrast the prestige
Of the laboring men to-day With that OF
the organized laborjng-men of ten years
ago. Then it would be considered a
matter of little or no Importance
whether OF not the laboring-men com.
biued to protect their interests, but
look at them day. Taking the past
as criterion what mag their prestige
and strength prove to be? The day
may not be far distant when organized
labor will play very important part in
deciding how the affairs of this great
nation are to be conducted. Time
alone can tell.
The Irish standard., 1887-08-13

showed their attention to the Catholic
excursionists by hurting stones at the
car windows, and other such harmless
amusements. Several persons were Sc
riously injured.
To the different religious denomlna-
tions that dwell in peace and harmony
in this country such conduct On the
part of any one class of men towards
another may seem strange. The Or
angemen are scarcely responsible tor
their actions. The society in the first
place is composed of the scum Of Ulster,
who are illiterate, and ignorant of the
causes which led to the Battle of the
Boyne. They follow out the orders is
sued to them by their Tory masters just
the same as certain animals in a men
agerie respond to the whips Of their
trainers. They are useful weapon in
the hands of the Tories just now, in
asmuch as they will increase the GRIM
inal statistics of Ireland, and by this
means afford Salisbury and his brutal
associates seeming reason to enforce
the Coercion act. But intelligent peo-
pie cannot be caught with such chaff.
The Irish standard., 1887-08-13
CHII,EREN AND VACATION.

These vacation days are nice times
for the children to show what they
have learned at school in the way Of
politeness, order, docility, piety and the
like, remarks the New Orleans Morn
ing Star.
At home they can begin by speaking
pleasantly to every one, by helping to
keep everything in it's place, by prompt
ly doing all they can to please the fam
lily. and by rising every day in time to
gain unnumbered blessings of an early
mass.
Away from home they can try to be
Just little more polite that anybody
else, keep their fingers, hair, clothes,
shoes, etc. as clean and neat as posi-
BILE, keep bright lookout all the time
to see what they can do to crafty
others, and remember always that God
is present.
With this thought in mind, they can
not fail to please God, parents. friends
and themselves and after such a vaca-
ton they will be sure to work harder
than ever, and to merit increased re-
wards next year.
The Irish standard., 1887-08-13
WHITE GLOVES FOR HOLMES.

The Droghaiia Independent of a re-
cent date relates an incident that
should afford the enemies Of Ireland,
food for reflection. It will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Hugh Holmes was At
torney- General for Ireland, and in his
official capacity in the House never
tired Of regaling the members with
tales of bloody crime, which, he al
legged, was prevalent throughout Ire
land. AS a reward for his services,
Nh. Holmes was recently elevated to
the Irish bench. On the first day of
July he held his first court at Drogheda,
concerning which the Independent
speaks:
"It looks like a dispensation of Provi-
dence that Mi. Hugh Holmes should be
presented with white gloves at the first
Assizes he opened after his elevation to
the Bench. Drogheda has the distin-
guished honor CT replying to Hugh
Holmes arguments for the Coercion
Bill in the most convincing, and, to
him. the most excruciating manner
Such irony as the present OF white
gloves was never reserved for a Co
ercion1st Attorney General for Ireland,
With bloody hands, we esmaY truly say
The Irish standard., 1887-08-13

BosToN P1LoT: Mr.. WemYss, Presi-
dent of the Boston Englishmen's Asso-
citation, is wrong when he says that
Irish. Americans are determined 20 COP
pose everything British" Now. Mr..
Gladstone is as good and as eminent az
Englishman, as Wemyss, who is q
Scotchman, and now an American
citizen, We presume; and no Americans
are 80 earnest in their respect for him
as those of Irish extraction; and the
greater part of England that is with
Gladstone, all Americans respect,
accept and support. The truth is that
the Boston Britishers, at least those
who do the talking, are most of them
Scotchmen; who are gone politically
wrong, a set of Tories without knowing
why probably for the same reason that
Jeems, the footman, is a Tory. IT <hey
were to turn round with tie Liberals Of
England, they would find themselves
very strongly in sympathy with "a car
tain class'' in Boston.
The Irish standard., 1887-08-13
THE EXPOSITION.

Only a couple Of weeks separates us
from the date Of the opening of the
Minneapolis Exposition. The commit
tees having charge of the affair under
the able leadership of Manager Palmer
have done great deal. yet still there
remains an enormous amount of work
to be done during the intervening space
of time between now and the opening,
but judging from the efforts made by
Mr.. Palmer IN the past everything will
be in ship-shape order on August 81.
The fact must not be forgotten that
those having charge of the affair have
received valuable assistance from our
citizens in pertecting the arrangements.
This is just as it should be. Every
citizen is interested in seeing that this
Exposition is carried to successful
issue, even a greater success than the
one of last year. The city will present
a very picturesque appearance during
the time the Exposition is in progress,
and our friends in the country should
not fail to visit Minneapolis while it is
open. It will be the event of life.
time. The Nicollet Avenue Illumin-
ating association is striving to surpa3s
itself and make the illumination this
year even more brilliant than it was
last. Considerable Of the piping has
already been erected, and when finished
will extend from Seventh avenue across
the suspension bridge. Six new double
arches. with $50 globes on each, will be
pnt in at the street crossings, and an
effort is being made to have the nler-
chants interested erect arches on Wash
ington avenue at the intersection Of
First and Second streets north and
south. The bridge will be lighted with
electricity, and 1900 new burners will
be added to the s 900 of last year. It is
estimated that the 10000 burners will
consume 1900, 600 feet of gas during the
forty evenings Of the Exposition.
Prominent business men all through
the city have subscribed to the fund.
hnt still more money is needed to fully
carry out the plans Of the association.
The funds for this purpose should be
forthcoming without delay. The mat
ter of street-lighting is an important
one; the more brilliant the scene, the
more will Our beautiful city attract the
attention of the visitors: therefore,
each merchant, no matter how modest
his business may be should subscribe
towards this fund. They will be amply
repaid by the increase in business dur
ing the Exposition. Let the good
work go OF.
The Irish standard., 1887-08-13
THE 0RANcGtEMRN TO TIE FRONT

1T can never be charged to the Or-
anpenlen of the County Antrim, (the
only county, by the way, exempted
from the workings of the Coercion bil],)
that they have not endeavored to stir
up enough strife to offer as an excuse
for the enforcement of the Crimes ACT.
Their latest effort in this direction oc-
CURED last Sunday. On that day a
party of Irish. National Foresters par
ticipated in an excursion from Belfast
to Port Rush, near the Giants Cause
way. When they landed at Port Rush
they were received with enthusiasm by
the Orangemen, who had prepared a
little surprise (?) for them in the shape
OF empty bottles, stones and all kinds OF
missiles, which were freely used. From
the account furnished by the cable the all
was dark with the bottles, stones, etc
4 During the day this was kept up with
but slight cessation, and even when the
. train was returning to Belfast in the
N evening the s'loyal sons Of William